Chris GeatchTableau: Creating links with multiple filters and multiple selections.I just did a presentation yesterday on Dashboard Actions, and I’m delighted to say someone came back today with a question I didn’t have an…1d ago1d ago
Chris GeatchTableau: Conditional Formatting RAG Status with [Measure Values]Conditional formatting of tables in Tableau is often problematic (it’s not a spreadsheet application, it’s not designed for tables). An…5d ago5d ago
Chris GeatchTableau — An Introduction to YoY ComparisonsHaving got to the end of writing this, I feel like it has a selling point that I’d like to tell you about. With 4 calculated fields, and…Jun 23Jun 23
Chris GeatchTableau — Spark-Lines in TablesWe all hate then, “Can I just have a table of the data?” thing, but you can break up all that text with some in-line spark lines.Jun 9Jun 9
Chris GeatchTableau — Using [Measure Values] TwiceIf you’ve used Tableau for more than a week or so, and you use a thing called the Internet, you’ve probably seen mention of MIN(1), or…Jun 7Jun 7
Chris GeatchThree and a Half Ways to Conditionally Format Tables (including the headers) in TableauOne of the most commonly asked questions on the Tableau forums is about conditional formatting of tables. There are a few blog posts out…Feb 4Feb 4
Chris GeatchTableau: Using Dates AND Dimensions on the X-Axis.In a nutshell, I often want to re-use a chart with different Dimensions and Measures, allowing the user to select what to display on either…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Chris GeatchTableau: Creating Grouped Combo-ChartsFor some reason, it doesn’t matter what an application does naturally, the customers of that application will ask for stuff that it doesn’t…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Chris GeatchAge Graded Swimming TimesI always hated running, but I did it for a bit because I felt like I was supposed to. I liked playing around with the numbers and stuff I…Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
Chris GeatchCreating Cleaner Heatmaps in TableauTableau sets you up with a nice list of default colour palettes, but there’s an absence of white in all of them, and it can be a handy…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023